December 15, 2010 – 12:55 pm
There can be many opportunities for you to feel the joy promised by the season…but also to feel that your buttons are pushed beyond your limits. It’s in your hands to have a simple plan to manage holidays stress with grace and class. No more family anger explosions leaving a sour taste in your memory, [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged anger, angry husband, attitude change, emotions, feelings, forgiveness, healthy relationships, hidden anger, resentment, respect, Self-Esteem, verbal abuse
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October 14, 2010 – 10:53 am
Does a fight with your partner often result in them putting all the blame on you and your shortcomings? The biggest temptation in a situation like this, as it drags on and on and you feel worse and worse, is to say “Yes, you’re right” and end the conversation. They walk away with a satisfied [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged anger, critique, Emotional Abuse, feelings, frustration, healthy relationships, hidden anger, humiliation, isolation, negative emotions, resentment, Self-Esteem
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October 7, 2010 – 10:31 am
In recognizing forms and signs of abuse, it is necessary to establish that abuse can take many forms, and they are not always as obvious as yelling or beating. Overt abuse is the more obvious form of abuse. The abuser is often aggressive and physically and/or psychologically violent. They may employ vicious name-calling, act with [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged abuse, aggression, appreciation, conflict, critique, Emotional Abuse, feelings, Healthy Marriage, hidden anger, rejection, verbal abuse
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October 5, 2010 – 10:24 am
We all deal with our personal emotional pain in different ways. Some are healthy, some are not. Good or bad, these ways in which we handle our pain are called “scripts.” They are the sequence of behaviors stored in our brains as “the way to do things.” Like in: “when we are upset with each [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Emotional Abuse, Marriage and Communications, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Relationships
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Also tagged angry husband, Emotional Abuse, frustration, healthy relationships, hidden anger, Self-Esteem, Silence
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Conflict-seeking people have mastered all your emotional buttons, and they push them with regularity. Here, we want to remember that it takes two to tango. When you are ready to deny them the drama and adrenaline rush (by behaving calmer and less reactive in stressful situations) they initially react very negatively, almost as if they [...]
By alfaprima
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Posted in Anger Management, Emotional Abuse, Healthy Marriage, Passive Aggressive Behavior, Self-Esteem
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Also tagged aggression, anger, anger attack, attitude change, confrontation, Emotional Abuse, feelings, negative emotions, rejection, respect
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